C422 Amputation of Attachment
Lee Qinghao looked at me coldly and my heart tensed up involuntarily. An unprecedented sense of death filled my mind in an instant.
I never thought that Lee Qinghao would actually be able to guess Metal River's overall plan.
However, even though it was extremely dangerous, I had no choice but to forcibly calm down. I forcefully suppressed the panic in my heart and feigned ignorance as I said, "Please forgive me for not being aware of your words, but I am only acting impartially."
"I think so too, this matter was most likely planned by Shao Wentian. You just joined halfway down the road, purely developing the southern Metal River, it shouldn't have anything to do with you." Lee Qinghao stared at them for a long time before suddenly turning his head away. With a much more amiable tone, he picked up the two teacups and slowly placed them on the surface of the table. He gestured for me to sit.
"Yes." I took a deep breath. Although I didn't know what Lee Qinghao was up to, I still followed his instructions and sat opposite him, not daring to reveal any flaws. Because from the short conversation just now, I already knew that he was just as suspicious as Lee Qi said.
Lee Qinghao used the teapot to leisurely fill up the two teacups. Then, he extended his hand to invite Marshal Lee, "Marshal Lee, have a taste and see if my tea is good enough."
"Thank you, sir." I carefully picked up the teacup and took a sniff. It was very fragrant, but when I ate it, it was very bitter. This was a cup of bitter tea. After the bitter taste, there was a faint sweetness that echoed in the taste buds.
Seeing me finish eating, the corner of Lee Qinghao's mouth curled up as he said with a smile that didn't reach his eyes: "Suffering is bitter, but also bitter. As the saying goes, first suffering is always sweet. Marshal Lee, do you understand this logic?"
"Please be direct with me. I'm a bit confused listening to you." I put down the teacup and asked directly. I thought to myself that Lee Qinghao kept on talking like that and kept testing me. I couldn't bear to speak in such a roundabout way.
Lee Qinghao maintained his fake smile and said: "If Li Family wants to bite, then there must be a price to pay. This is the suffering I'm referring to, and the sweetness at the end is naturally the pleasure one gets from harvesting."
"If you really want to measure the value of the southern Metal River, I think that the most valuable thing isn't the southern Metal River, but you. Without you, the southern Metal River is nothing."
"You are indeed bold and unbridled, but it is this bit of courage and strategy that makes me think highly of you. You …" You are indeed an unquestionably talented person. When Ye Family abandoned you back then, it was indeed because of the loss of your Ye Family. "
"My reason for summoning you is very simple, it is to want you to become my person. As long as you are willing, I can make you half a person from the Li Family, betroth my daughter to you. In the future, I will help my son to become the crown prince.
"..."
After listening to Lee Qinghao's words, I finally understood the reason why he personally summoned me. He wanted me to become his man, work for him, and even had my eyes on my strategy. He wanted me to assist his son and ascend to the position of Crown Prince of Lee Family!
However, I vaguely felt that Lee Qinghao still hadn't finished his words, so I didn't rush to agree. Instead, I cupped my hands and asked: "Sir, your goal isn't that simple, right?"
Lee Qinghao looked at me with praise. "As expected of the person that I have set my eyes on. His mind is extraordinary. If you were here, why would my son worry about being the crown prince?" The main reason for the current Metal River is because Shao Wentian has always been in power, and is desired by everyone. If I were to rashly kill him, the end result would be a revolt of Metal River, and everything would go down the drain, so I need someone that can woo the people's hearts, scheme for power within the Metal River, and overthrow Shao Wentian.
"Once you complete this mission and have complete control of the Metal River, I will betroth my daughter to you so that you can support my son. And from now on, you are a member of the Li Family."
With that, Lee Qinghao Feng took a sip of the bitter tea. It was as if he didn't care about the bitter tea at all.
I was extremely shocked in my heart. I didn't think that Lee Qinghao would actually use this kind of condition to tempt me, if it was anyone else, they would probably be completely confused by Li Family's son-in-law's identity.
But I'm different. I'm very clear about Lee Qinghao's plan right now, he basically wanted to use me to subvert the entire Metal River, and bind me to the Li Family. I had no choice but to work for him.
If this plan was used on someone else instead of me, their Metal River would definitely have undergone a huge change!
However, Lee Qinghao didn't know that the entire Metal River was mine, and sitting in front of him, was the genuine Young Lord of the Metal River, the legitimate direct descendant of the Li Family. His scheme was completely useless to me, as no matter what happens, the Metal River will always be mine, and no one can change that.
However, I still didn't agree in a hurry. I simply put on an awkward expression and said, "This matter …"
Lee Qinghao's eyes suddenly turned cold, "Huh? Since you are not willing to be of use to me, then others should not even think about it. If you do not agree, then you can stay in the Li Family forever. "
You want me to die?
Isn't this Lee Qinghao a little too domineering? If he couldn't get it, then wouldn't he allow others to get it?
At that time, I was already unhappy, but agreeing to it might not be without benefits, since Lee Qinghao is not clear about my identity, which means that he is helping me with my identity of Metal River. I think that if he finds out about it in the future, he would definitely be so angry that he would spit out blood.
Thus, I immediately stood up and clasped my hands together. I was extremely excited. "Thank you very much for fulfilling my wish, Sir."
Lee Qinghao thought that I was excited about the identity of Li Family's son-in-law, but he didn't know that the one I was excited about was Metal River's Young Lord. He even gestured for me to sit down with appreciation as he praised: "A wise man knows when to stop, Marshal Lee, I really didn't misjudge you."
I sat down again. Lee Qinghao's attitude was a lot more relaxed, no longer treating me coldly. He had been chatting happily with me all this while, but in fact, he would turn hostile at any moment. As long as I lost my value, he would kick me away.2
Unfortunately, Lee Qinghao had miscalculated a step, and it was precisely my Metal River, Young Lord's, identity. He thought that his plan was perfect, but who would have known that I was the loophole in his plan?
"Marshal Lee, the news of the Fang family's holy son ascending the throne has already spread to all the large families and powers in China. I'm afraid you've also heard about it, haven't you?" Lee Qinghao said indifferently.
I nodded my head, "This humble one has received the news, and at that time, I will head over with Ning Mansion, Grandson-in-law's, identity."
Lee Qinghao suddenly became serious, his tone carried an unquestionable meaning, and said: "Ning Mansion Grandson-in-law? Since you want to join my Li Family, after the matter with Metal River is settled, cut off all ties with Miss Ning Mansion so that you can marry into my Li Family and not disobey me if you become my son-in-law. "
Speaking to here, Lee Qinghao slowed down his tone, "Marshal Lee, a young girl's love will never be able to compare to my great future. How can a mere Ning Mansion compare to my Li Family? Also, I heard that you have a personal grudge with the Fang family's Faang Dao, so I might as well tell you this, this time the Fang family's saint son, my Li Family, has received the news, and it's Faang Dao! "
"But you don't need to worry. As long as you do things seriously, after you take over the Metal River, you can safely support my son. Once he becomes the crown prince, I will personally settle the grudge between you and Faang Dao."
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